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A917 crash in Fife on 6 December 2015 at 17:28 involving a Volvo

A Volvo crashed on the A917 in Fife at 17:28 on Sunday 6 December 2015. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2015
Sunday, 17:28
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.22202, longitude -2.70551, in the KY10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Anstruther.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015941500944
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
917
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
73%
Estimated chance it was slight
27%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    5,480 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2015941500944 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2015.